MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
describes
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
advances in
distance learning have made it possible for
humans
all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
blended learning institutions
have to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can participants
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
need
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
want
to better understand
these
new open educational
undertakings.
Researchers want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
desideratum for
details
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education topics.
This amazing new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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