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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
gains in
elearning have made it possible for
humans
in every nation on earth
to take online courses.
Massive open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
distance learning organizations
have to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Argentina to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
new open education
endeavours.
Everyone wants
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
need for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This interesting new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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