MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
articulates
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
blended learning make it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online learning technology institutions
have to deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
good?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can institutions
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Germany to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
new open educational
endeavours.
Professors want
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
developing
desideratum for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This intriguing new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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