MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
evolvements in
elearning technology are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These MOOC classes are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
blended learning institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Ghana to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
demand
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Trainers want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
need for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This gripping new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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