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 this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
describes
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
gains in
digital education technology are providing the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can students
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
need
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
participants
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
new open educational
endeavours.
Students want
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
growing
desideratum for
details
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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