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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
articulates
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advancements in
distance learning have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online learning organizations
have to deal with
today because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can students
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desire
to be aware of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Instructors want
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
desideratum for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This exciting new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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