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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
advancements in
online learning technology are making it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to consider
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can we
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
need
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
experiments.
Students want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
desire for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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