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 this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
gains in
distance learning are enabling
humans
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massive open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to consider
now that blended learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can institutions
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
get a handle on
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
prolific there is a
demand
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
important new open education
experiments.
Teachers want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
demand for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This definitive new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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