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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
studies
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
e-learning technology make it possible for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses online.
These massive open courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning technology organizations
have to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to be aware of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
need
to better perceive
these
open education
experiments.
Corporations want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
desideratum for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This exciting new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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