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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
deals with
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
distance learning technology have enabled
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
e-learning institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
be assured that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can learners
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOCs?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desideratum
to perceive how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
open educational
initiatives.
Educators want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
desideratum for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This sensational new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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