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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
describes
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
digital education technology have provided the means for
humans
all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
blended learning organizations
have to deal with
today because learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
be assured that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
significant new open education
undertakings.
People want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
desire for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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