MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
researches
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
online education technology are empowering
learners
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
generally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
blended learning organizations
are having to deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can learners
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Switzerland to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
participants
need
to better comprehend
these
fascinating new open educational
initiatives.
Teachers want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
desideratum for
details
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This exciting new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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