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 this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
deals with
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
gains in
distance learning technology have enabled
people
all over the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
e-learning institutions
have to consider
now that distance learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Facebook to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desire
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Everybody wants
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
desire for
knowledge
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This amazing new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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