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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
studies
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
developments in
blended learning technology enable
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
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
subjects that
elearning institutions
are having to consider
now that e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can learners
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
handle problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
these
significant new open education
undertakings.
Scholars want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
desire for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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