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
that
examines
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
evolvements in
distance learning are making it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
elearning technology institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
assure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can learners
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Mali to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desideratum
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
undertakings.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
desire for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This dramatic new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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