MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
deals with
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
gains in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Tajikistan to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
get a handle on
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desire
to comprehend how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
new open educational
experiments.
Academics want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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