MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
changes in
learning technology enable
humans
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
These massively open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
blended learning organizations
are struggling with
now that elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage issues like
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
new open educational
initiatives.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
desire for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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