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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
electronic education technology are enabling
learners
all over the world
to participate in online courses.
These online MOOCs are
free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
learning technology organizations
have to deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
need
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Intellectuals want
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
need for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education issues.
This scholarly new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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