MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
addresses
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
technology-enhanced learning have enabled
students
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
These MOOC courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
need
to grasp how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Scientists want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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