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 the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
topics
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
developments in
distance learning technology have empowered
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
These massive open online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online education organizations
are having to deal with
today because learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Cyprus to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle problems like
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desire
to perceive how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
experiments.
Everybody wants
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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