MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
describes
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses online.
These massive open courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning institutions
are having to consider
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can students
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Scottsdale Community College to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
need
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
fascinating new open education
endeavours.
Universities want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
desire for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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