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 this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
studies
topics
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
improvements in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
learning technology organizations
must deal with
now that online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can learners
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Barbados to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to be aware of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
Everyone wants
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
desideratum for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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