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
describes
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
blended learning have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
distance learning institutions
are having to consider
now that e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
necessity
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better comprehend
these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
People want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
desire for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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