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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
analyzes
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advancements in
blended learning have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
elearning institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can we
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Nauru to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Lecturers want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This stimulating new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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