MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
technology-enhanced learning have empowered
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes online.
MOOC courses are
normally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
e-learning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can students
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Vanderbilt University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Lecturers want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
need for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This authoritative new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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