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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
articulates
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
digital education technology have empowered
learners
all over the world
to take part in online courses.
MOOC courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
distance learning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
certify that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can organizations
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
desire
to be aware of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
open education
initiatives.
Scientists want
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
demand for
details
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This intriguing new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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