MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
distance learning technology are empowering
people
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massive open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online education organizations
are having to attend to
now that online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can participants
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage issues like
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
available there is a
developing
desideratum
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
undertakings.
Academics want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
demand for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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