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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
explores
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOC courses are
customarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to attend to
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
make sure that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desideratum
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
fascinating new open educational
undertakings.
Teachers want
to grasp how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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