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 the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
gains in
e-learning are providing the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take online classes.
MOOC courses are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because distance learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can we
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desire
to grasp how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Teachers want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
need for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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