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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
explores
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
e-learning enable
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These online MOOC courses are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
blended learning organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can institutions
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
need
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Researchers want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
desideratum for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This exciting new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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