MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
investigates
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
learning technology are providing the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes online.
These MOOCs are
typically free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
e-learning organizations
are having to attend to
today because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
assure that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can we
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desideratum
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Everyone wants
to know how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To handle this
increasing
demand for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This amazing new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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