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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
gains in
e-learning technology have empowered
people
in nations all around the world
to take courses online.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning organizations
have to deal with
now that blended learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
get a handle on
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
demand
to be aware of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
fascinating new open educational
undertakings.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This scholarly new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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