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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning technology organizations
have to deal with
today because blended learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can organizations
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Luxembourg to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
get a handle on
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
ventures.
Researchers want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
growing
demand for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This exciting new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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