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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
studies
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
advancements in
e-learning have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
These MOOCs are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
blended learning organizations
are having to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can learners
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
YouTube to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desideratum
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
endeavours.
Educators want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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