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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
evolvements in
e-learning technology are enabling
people
all around the world
to take online classes.
These massive online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning organizations
are having to deal with
now that blended learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can organizations
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Mayotte to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
open education
initiatives.
Instructors want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
desideratum for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This gripping new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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