MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
studies
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
learning technology are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning technology organizations
have to consider
now that online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
necessity
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
new open educational
endeavours.
Teachers want
to perceive how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To handle this
increasing
desideratum for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This authoritative new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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