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 the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
articulates
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
elearning technology make it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
customarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
blended learning institutions
are having to consider
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can students
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desideratum
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
desire
to better comprehend
these
important new open educational
ventures.
Scholars want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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