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 this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
elearning technology are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
These MOOC classes are
normally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online education institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because distance learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Vanderbilt University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
necessity
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Scientists want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
need for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This interesting new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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