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 the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
digital education technology are making it possible for
learners
all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a variety of
topics that
blended learning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can we
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desire
to grasp how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
want
to understand
these
promising new open education
undertakings.
Everybody wants
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
crescive
demand for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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