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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
investigates
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
distance learning have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
generally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are struggling with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
assure that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can institutions
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
United States to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
manage issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desire
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better perceive
these
exciting new open educational
undertakings.
Universities want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
demand for
facts
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource issues.
This new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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