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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
investigates
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
e-learning technology are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are dealing with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can participants
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desire
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
Scientists want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
demand for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education topics.
This intriguing new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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