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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
reviews
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
gains in
e-learning make it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
customarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online learning institutions
have to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can institutions
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Pennsylvania to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desideratum
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Corporations want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This stimulating new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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