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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
studies
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
distance learning technology have empowered
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in online classes.
MOOCs are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are many
subjects that
blended learning organizations
have to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Duke University to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
need
to comprehend how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
these
compelling new open educational
undertakings.
Lecturers want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
need for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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