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 the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
describes
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
blended learning technology are enabling
humans
in nations all around the world
to take classes online.
These online MOOC courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online education institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
certify that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can participants
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
China, People's Republic of to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desire
to comprehend how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
need
to better understand
these
new open education
ventures.
Teachers want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
need for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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