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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
addresses
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to participate in online courses.
MOOC courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Nicaragua to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
need
to grasp how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
demand for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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