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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
advances in
technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
distance learning institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can participants
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
available there is a
developing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
undertakings.
Lecturers want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
demand for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This scholarly new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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