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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
blended learning technology make it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can we
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desideratum
to grasp how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Educators want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
need for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This gripping new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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