MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
investigates
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
humans
all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
These massive open online courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
e-learning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Educators want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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