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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
customarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
have to deal with
now that learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Trainers want
to perceive how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
details
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This sensational new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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