MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
studies
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
digital education technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
distance learning institutions
are having to struggle with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can learners
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
demand
to grasp how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
need
to be more aware of
these
fascinating new open educational
endeavours.
Academics want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
desire for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This definitive new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
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