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 the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
blended learning technology enable
humans
in nations all around the world
to take online classes.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
are considering
now that online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
necessity
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
desire for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education issues.
This book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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