MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
addresses
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
developments in
digital education technology are empowering
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
MOOC courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning organizations
are having to attend to
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can institutions
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Arizona State University to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
available there is a
need
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
Trainers want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This sensational new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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