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 the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
investigates
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
elearning are making it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in courses online.
These massively open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
elearning technology organizations
have to struggle with
now that blended learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can organizations
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desire
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Public servants want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
need for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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