MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
explores
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
advancements in
distance learning technology are enabling
learners
in nations all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
These massive online courses are
usually free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning organizations
have to deal with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
developing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can participants
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Jamaica to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
important new open educational
experiments.
Students want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
details
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This scholarly new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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