MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
evolvements in
distance learning technology are empowering
humans
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can participants
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Macau to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
demand
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Scholars want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
expanding
demand for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This gripping new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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