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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
talks about
subjects
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
evolvements in
distance learning are making it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These online MOOC courses are
free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning organizations
have to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
British Indian Ocean Territory to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desire
to be aware of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
important new open educational
undertakings.
Public servants want
to grasp how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
demand for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This inspiring new book
also considers the
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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