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 the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
reviews
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
changes in
distance learning technology have enabled
learners
all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
Massive open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can participants
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Vanderbilt University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
demand
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
ventures.
Students want
to comprehend how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
desire for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This authoritative new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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