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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
developments in
elearning technology have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to take online courses.
These massively open online courses are
commonly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
e-learning institutions
are having to attend to
today because distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can learners
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
manage
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desideratum
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
initiatives.
Students want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This interesting new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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