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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
subjects
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
online learning technology are providing the means for
students
all over the world
to take online courses.
These massive open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Liberia to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desideratum
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
experiments.
Everyone wants
to comprehend how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
need for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education issues.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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