MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
learners
in nations all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning institutions
are dealing with
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can institutions
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Babson College to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
prolific 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
these
open education
endeavours.
Corporations want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
expanding
desideratum for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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