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 this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
developments in
technology-enhanced learning have empowered
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
distance learning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can students
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Northern Cyprus to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
necessity
to grasp how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
new open educational
endeavours.
Intellectuals want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
demand for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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