MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
articulates
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
distance learning technology have empowered
students
all over the world
to participate in online classes.
These massive open courses are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Svalbard to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
participants
need
to understand
these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Public servants want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This exciting new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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