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 Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
advancements in
electronic education technology enable
people
in nations all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are struggling with
now that distance learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can students
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
get a handle on
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desideratum
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
important new open education
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This exciting new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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