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 the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
explores
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
developments in
distance learning technology have enabled
people
in nations all aver the world
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning organizations
have to consider
today because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
be assured that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
important new open educational
ventures.
Scientists want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
demand for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education subjects.
This dramatic new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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