MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
elearning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can stakeholders
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Case Western Reserve University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
need
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
fascinating new open education
ventures.
Public servants want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
desideratum for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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