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 the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes online.
These massively open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a variety of
topics that
e-learning organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can organizations
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
these
important new open educational
experiments.
People want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
desideratum for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This dramatic new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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