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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
distance learning have empowered
students
all around the world
to participate in online classes.
These massive online courses are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
learning technology institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
ventures.
Trainers want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
demand for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
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