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 this informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
gains in
distance learning are providing the means for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses online.
MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can participants
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
South Africa to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
need
to be aware of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
important new open education
undertakings.
Scientists want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
desideratum for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This gripping new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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