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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
talks about
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
blended learning technology have enabled
students
all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are struggling with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can students
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Austria to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
widespread there is a
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
need
to better grasp
these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Educators want
to grasp how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This sensational new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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