MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
e-learning are empowering
humans
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online courses.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These MOOCs are
commonly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning technology institutions
have to deal with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can organizations
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Estonia to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
demand
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
want
to better perceive
these
fascinating new open educational
endeavours.
Teachers want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
details
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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