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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
gains in
distance learning have provided the means for
learners
all over the world
to take part in courses online.
These massive open online courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
now that e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can teachers
assure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Jarvis Island to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desire
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
new open education
experiments.
Everyone wants
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
desideratum for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational issues.
This dramatic new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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