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 this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
addresses
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
changes in
elearning technology have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take courses online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can institutions
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
need
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
these
interesting new open educational
undertakings.
Everyone wants
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
desire for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This interesting new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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