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 this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
articulates
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
learning technology are enabling
learners
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
distance learning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can we
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desideratum
to grasp how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
undertakings.
Everybody wants
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
need for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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