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.
Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
investigates
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
gains in
e-learning technology have provided the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take part in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online education institutions
are struggling with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can students
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
demand
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Everyone wants
to know how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
need for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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