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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
addresses
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
learners
all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
blended learning organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can we
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
need
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
Trainers want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
expanding
need for
information
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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