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 this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
e-learning technology are making it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes online.
These MOOC courses are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because blended learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can institutions
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Educators want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
details
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This gripping new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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