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 the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
researches
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
learners
all around the world
to take online classes.
Massive open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
learning technology organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desideratum
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Students
and lots of other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
significant new open education
experiments.
Educators want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
need for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This amazing new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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