MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
articulates
topics
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
These massive online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
today because blended learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
need
to grasp how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Public servants want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To handle this
developing
desire for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This interesting new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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