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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Jarvis Island to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As elearning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
demand
to be aware of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
initiatives.
Instructors want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This amazing new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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