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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
topics
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
New
changes in
online education enable
humans
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massive open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
make sure that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can participants
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Oman to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desire
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
these
intriguing new open educational
undertakings.
Professors want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
demand for
details
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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