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 this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
addresses
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
advancements in
distance learning have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These MOOCs are
commonly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online education organizations
are having to struggle with
today because learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Macedonia to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desideratum
to perceive how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
these
new open educational
ventures.
Corporations want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
desideratum for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This exciting new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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