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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
electronic educational technology have made it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
learning technology organizations
must deal with
today because blended learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can institutions
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Kazakhstan to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
necessity
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Students want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
desire for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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