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 this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
analyzes
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
developments in
distance learning are enabling
people
all over the world
to take online courses.
These massive open courses are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
certify that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can students
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Netherlands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
widespread there is a
demand
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Scholars want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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