MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
addresses
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
e-learning technology have provided the means for
people
all around the world
to take part in classes online.
These massive open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
elearning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can learners
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
get a handle on
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better perceive
these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
People want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
need for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This scholarly new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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