MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
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 is a
book
which
considers
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
online education technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes online.
These online MOOCs are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
UWashingtonX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
necessity
to be aware of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
fascinating new open education
endeavours.
Trainers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
need for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This inspiring new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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