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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
articulates
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to take online classes.
These massive open courses are
typically free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can we
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Monaco to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
new open education
experiments.
Researchers want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
developing
desideratum for
details
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This authoritative new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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