MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
learners
all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
learning technology organizations
have to consider
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can organizations
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
available there is a
developing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better comprehend
these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
desideratum for
information
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 reviews the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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