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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
talks about
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
gains in
distance learning have enabled
people
all around the world
to take part in online classes.
These online MOOCs are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
e-learning institutions
are struggling with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Teachers want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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