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 this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
talks about
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
developments in
online education have provided the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning institutions
are dealing with
now that elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can learners
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Guernsey to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
open education
initiatives.
Trainers want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
demand for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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