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 this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
e-learning have provided the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
These massive open courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to attend to
today because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Vanderbilt University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desideratum
to be aware of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Instructors want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This sensational new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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