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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
studies
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Modern
gains in
learning technology are making it possible for
learners
all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
e-learning organizations
have to struggle with
today because learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can institutions
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
need
to better grasp
these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Researchers want
to grasp how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
desire for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This thrilling new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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