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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
e-learning are providing the means for
learners
all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can learners
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
New Caledonia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desideratum
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
ventures.
Trainers want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
desideratum for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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