MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
advancements in
blended learning technology enable
people
all around the world
to take part in online courses.
Massive open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are considering
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can participants
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Professors want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
desire for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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