MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
improvements in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
e-learning organizations
are considering
now that online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
assure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
need
to grasp how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
People want
to perceive how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
demand for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational subjects.
This stimulating new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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