MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
subjects
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
gains in
distance learning are enabling
learners
all over the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
learning technology institutions
are struggling with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can students
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these MOOCs?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
Public servants want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To handle this
demand for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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