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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
talks about
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
gains in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning technology organizations
have to struggle with
now that blended learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This amazing new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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