MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
reviews
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
gains in
distance learning technology make it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
e-learning organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can learners
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
desire for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This intriguing new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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