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 the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
reviews
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
electronic education technology are providing the means for
humans
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
These massively open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
blended learning institutions
have to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can organizations
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
open education
experiments.
Scholars want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational topics.
This definitive new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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