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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
investigates
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
digital education technology have provided the means for
humans
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
generally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
elearning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can learners
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Ireland to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
demand
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
Students want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This gripping new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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