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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
researches
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
e-learning technology have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can students
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desideratum
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
participants
want
to better perceive
these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
desire for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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