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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
describes
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
changes in
blended learning technology have enabled
students
all over the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning technology organizations
have to deal with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can organizations
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
undertakings.
Professors want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
desire for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This interesting new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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