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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
e-learning are enabling
people
in nations all around the world
to take courses online.
These online MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
e-learning institutions
are dealing with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
assure that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can we
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
handle
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
need for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education subjects.
This sensational new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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