MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
explores
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
developments in
technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
now that distance learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Latvia to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
handle
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
participants
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
Corporations want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
desideratum for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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