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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
blended learning technology have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Miriada X to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
necessity
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
open educational
ventures.
Intellectuals want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
crescive
desideratum for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This exciting new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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