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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advances in
elearning technology have enabled
people
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
MOOC classes are
normally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning institutions
are considering
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Vanderbilt University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desire
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
these
important new open educational
undertakings.
Academics want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
details
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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