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 this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
articulates
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
blended learning technology have enabled
students
in nations all around the world
to take classes online.
MOOC classes are
generally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can participants
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
British Sovereign Base Areas to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
experiments.
Lecturers want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
desideratum for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This exciting new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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