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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
describes
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
blended learning have provided the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take classes online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massive open online courses are
customarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can institutions
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Peninsula College to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Scientists want
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
need for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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