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 the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
talks about
subjects
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
online education have made it possible for
learners
in nations all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
blended learning organizations
are considering
now that e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Seattle Central Community College to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
necessity
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
open education
ventures.
Lecturers want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
details
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This definitive new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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