MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
elearning technology enable
people
all over the world
to participate in classes online.
These massive online courses are
generally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to consider
now that blended learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can organizations
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Tuvalu to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
new open educational
undertakings.
Lecturers want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
need for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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