MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
evolvements in
elearning technology are providing the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
These massive online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
ensure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Duke University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
need for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also researches 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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