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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
explores
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
elearning have empowered
humans
all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
These MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are having to deal with
today because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
assure that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
United States to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desire
to perceive how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Educators
and many other
participants
desire
to understand
these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Teachers want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
need for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This stimulating new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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