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 the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
advances in
elearning have made it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because blended learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
necessity
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Public servants want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This gripping new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
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