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 the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
topics
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
MOOC classes are
commonly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
today because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can students
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Michigan to conduct these MOOCs?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desideratum
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Lecturers want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
need for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This exciting new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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