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 the exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
addresses
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
developments in
distance learning have enabled
people
all over the world
to take courses online.
MOOCs are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
prolific there is a
demand
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
experiments.
Trainers want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
desire for
details
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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