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 the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
explores
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
developments in
online learning technology are making it possible for
learners
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
Massive open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning institutions
have to deal with
today because distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Antigua and Barbuda to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
demand
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
need
to better comprehend
these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Scientists want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
desire 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 issues.
This new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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