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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
talks about
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
blended learning make it possible for
humans
all over the world
to be participants in classes online.
These online MOOCs are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
today because learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can learners
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Botswana to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
need
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Researchers want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This thrilling new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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