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 this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
researches
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
electronic educational technology are providing the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
blended learning organizations
have to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can participants
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Ross Dependency to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
necessity
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
desire for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This stimulating new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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