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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
developments in
e-learning have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
distance learning organizations
are struggling with
now that blended learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
assure that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can learners
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
The New School to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
handle
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
available there is a
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Scientists want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
desire for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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