MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
technology-enhanced learning have empowered
humans
in nations all aver the world
to take online courses.
MOOCs are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
have to consider
now that online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
assure that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can learners
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Grenada to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desire
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
fascinating new open education
ventures.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
need for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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