MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
addresses
topics
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
distance learning are providing the means for
learners
all over the world
to be participants in online classes.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOC classes are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can learners
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Reunion to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
need
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Instructors want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This gripping new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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