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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
reviews
subjects
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
e-learning have made it possible for
students
all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
blended learning organizations
are dealing with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Colorado System to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
manage
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
endeavours.
Trainers want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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