MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
reviews
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advancements in
distance learning technology are enabling
students
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online learning organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Senegal to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to perceive how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
ventures.
Educators want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
desire for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This sensational new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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