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 this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
articulates
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
blended learning are enabling
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to consider
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can students
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Northern Cyprus to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to be aware of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Educators want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
desire for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also reviews the
major 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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