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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
students
in nations all aver the world
to take online courses.
These massive open courses are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
blended learning organizations
are having to consider
now that online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
New Caledonia to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As e-learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
necessity
to be aware of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Teachers want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
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