MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
articulates
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
evolvements in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
students
all around the world
to participate in courses online.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
MOOC courses are
usually free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
elearning technology institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
need for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This sensational new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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