MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
learning technology make it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
generally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online learning institutions
are having to deal with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
ensure that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can learners
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
necessity
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
undertakings.
Trainers want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education subjects.
This dramatic new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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