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 the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
deals with
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
developments in
elearning technology are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in online classes.
These massively open online courses are
customarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are several
topics that
distance learning institutions
have to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
United States to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
endeavours.
Scientists want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
demand for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education topics.
This scholarly new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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