MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
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
edited collection
that
examines
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
gains in
elearning make it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses online.
These massive online courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
distance learning organizations
must deal with
more than ever because learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
assure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Corporations want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
demand for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This definitive new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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