MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
reviews
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
distance learning have made it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
blended learning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that blended learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can participants
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
New Zealand to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As electronic educational technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
desideratum
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
interesting new open educational
undertakings.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This interesting new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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