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.
Learn more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
studies
topics
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
distance learning technology are enabling
students
all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massively open online courses are
usually free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
e-learning institutions
are having to consider
more than ever because blended learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
necessity
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
need for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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