MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
deals with
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
online learning technology have provided the means for
students
all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online learning organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can institutions
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
get a handle on
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
these
important new open educational
ventures.
Intellectuals want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
demand for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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