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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
investigates
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
blended learning technology enable
people
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massively open online courses are
free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are having to consider
today because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
France to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
desideratum
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Instructors want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
details
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also explores the
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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