MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
deals with
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
elearning are providing the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are struggling with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can participants
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Yale University to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
would like
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
endeavours.
Everybody wants
to know how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
need for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This sensational new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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