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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
electronic education technology have provided the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to consider
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can organizations
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Corporations want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
demand for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This exciting new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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