MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
talks about
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
distance learning technology have empowered
people
in nations all around the world
to take online courses.
MOOC courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
ensure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
available there is a
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
endeavours.
Intellectuals want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
demand for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This inspiring new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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