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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
developments in
technology-enhanced learning make it possible for
students
all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
learning technology organizations
must deal with
now that online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
certify that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can institutions
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Lesotho to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
need
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Educators want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
need for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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