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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
blended learning technology enable
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
distance learning organizations
have to deal with
today because e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Scholars want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
desideratum for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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