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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
elearning technology have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can participants
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Canada to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
demand
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This intriguing new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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