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
explores
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
distance learning are enabling
humans
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
usually free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning organizations
have to struggle with
now that distance learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can we
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Jarvis Island to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can organizations
handle
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desire
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Instructors want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
desire for
details
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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