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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
distance learning technology enable
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
generally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
elearning institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
State University of New York to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
demand
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
need
to better comprehend
these
important new open education
ventures.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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