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 this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
investigates
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
distance learning technology are empowering
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in online classes.
These massively open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
blended learning institutions
are having to deal with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can organizations
be assured that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can students
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Open2Study to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
demand
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
significant new open education
undertakings.
Professors want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This book
also researches the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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