MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
researches
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
elearning technology institutions
are having to deal with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
available there is a
expanding
demand
to be aware of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
need
to be more aware of
these
promising new open education
experiments.
Everyone wants
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
desire for
details
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This amazing new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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