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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
developments in
elearning technology are empowering
students
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
These massive open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
e-learning organizations
have to consider
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to be aware of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Researchers want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To handle this
crescive
demand for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This exciting new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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