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
considers
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
evolvements in
online education make it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
blended learning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
demand
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
want
to understand
these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Trainers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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