MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
describes
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
elearning enable
humans
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are having to deal with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can students
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
demand
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Trainers want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This new book
also considers the
most important 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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