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
examines
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
blended learning have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to consider
now that elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can organizations
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coral Sea Islands to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
need
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
want
to better perceive
these
significant new open educational
experiments.
People want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
desideratum for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This authoritative new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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