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 this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
explores
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for
humans
all over the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to deal with
now that distance learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can students
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Lesotho to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
details
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This exciting new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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