MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
articulates
topics
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
elearning technology have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in online courses.
These MOOCs are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
blended learning institutions
are having to deal with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
need
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
want
to better understand
these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Researchers want
to comprehend how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
demand for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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