MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
online education have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes online.
These massive online courses are
usually free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are several
issues that
blended learning institutions
have to consider
now that online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Estonia to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
demand
to grasp how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
these
intriguing new open educational
endeavours.
Everyone wants
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
desire for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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