MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
gains in
e-learning have enabled
learners
all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massive online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a variety of
subjects that
blended learning organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can learners
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Grenada to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better understand
these
new open educational
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Educators want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
demand for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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