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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
investigates
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
online education technology have provided the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online classes.
MOOCs are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
distance learning institutions
must deal with
today because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can participants
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desideratum
to perceive how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Academics want
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
desideratum for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This definitive new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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