MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advancements in
blended learning make it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
MOOC courses are
generally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can we
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Kingman Reef to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Teachers want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
demand for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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