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
book
which
talks about
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
e-learning are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can organizations
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Teachers want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
desideratum for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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