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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to take online classes.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massive open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Guam to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open education
initiatives.
People want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
need for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This definitive new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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