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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
describes
subjects
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
electronic educational technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
necessity
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
experiments.
Academics want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education topics.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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