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 this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in online courses.
These massive online courses are
free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can we
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
demand
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
new open educational
endeavours.
Trainers want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
desideratum for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This interesting new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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