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
that
discusses
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
These MOOC courses are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
elearning technology organizations
are having to deal with
today because distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can students
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Saint Martin to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
need
to be aware of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
ventures.
Professors want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
desire for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This scholarly new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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