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 this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
articulates
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
changes in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
elearning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can institutions
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
need
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to understand
these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Academics want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
need for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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