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 this exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
explores
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
electronic education technology make it possible for
students
all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
blended learning organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can we
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desire
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
experiments.
Trainers want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
desire for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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