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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
investigates
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
blended learning have empowered
learners
all over the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are several
topics that
online education organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can students
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Chile to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desire
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better comprehend
these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Instructors want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
desideratum for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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