MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
blended learning technology make it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
These MOOC classes are
free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to deal with
now that blended learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
assure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can institutions
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
demand
to perceive how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
open educational
ventures.
Scientists want
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This dramatic new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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