MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take classes online.
These MOOC courses are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online learning institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better understand
these
intriguing new open education
initiatives.
Everyone wants
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
demand for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This thrilling new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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