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 the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
changes in
online learning technology enable
people
in nations all around the world
to take online classes.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to struggle with
now that blended learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
experiments.
Trainers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
need for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This gripping new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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