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 the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
reviews
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
gains in
blended learning are making it possible for
people
all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
now that online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can we
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage issues like
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Universities want
to grasp how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
desire for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This inspiring new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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