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 the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
reviews
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
online learning technology are enabling
students
all over the world
to take part in online courses.
MOOC classes are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
e-learning institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Faroe Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
Instructors want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
need for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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