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
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
e-learning technology are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These online MOOC courses are
commonly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
e-learning organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
certify that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can students
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
undertakings.
Researchers want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This thrilling new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources.
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