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
considers
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
evolvements in
elearning technology have enabled
people
all over the world
to participate in classes online.
These massive open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning technology organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
developing so quickly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can organizations
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Norfolk Island to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desire
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Professors want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
desideratum for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This interesting new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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