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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
gains in
online learning technology make it possible for
people
all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These MOOC classes are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
e-learning institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because blended learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
assure that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can organizations
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
need
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Professors want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education issues.
This intriguing new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
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