MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
distance learning technology have enabled
learners
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning technology institutions
have to consider
now that e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
certify that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can participants
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
American Samoa to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
demand
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Academics want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
desire for
facts
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics.
This book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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