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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
explores
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
e-learning have enabled
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in online classes.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
MOOC courses are
customarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
e-learning institutions
have to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
assure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can organizations
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better perceive
these
new open educational
endeavours.
Researchers want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
expanding
demand for
details
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This gripping new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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