MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
talks about
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
students
all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
These online MOOC courses are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
guarantee that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can organizations
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage issues like
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
available there is a
developing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
ventures.
Students want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
growing
desire for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This interesting new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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