MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
talks about
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
people
all over the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Georgia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
get a handle on
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
necessity
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Researchers want
to grasp how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To handle this
desire for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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