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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
deals with
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
evolvements in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
today because blended learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can students
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Kenya to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desideratum
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
new open educational
undertakings.
People want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
desideratum for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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