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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
talks about
topics
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
elearning technology are enabling
people
all over the world
to be participants in classes online.
These massively open online courses are
free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
e-learning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can participants
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Northwestern University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
exciting new open educational
undertakings.
Teachers want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
need for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This interesting new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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