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 this exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
describes
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
evolvements in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
people
all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These massive open courses are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can students
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Kauffman Fellows Academy to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desideratum
to be aware of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
People want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
details
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource topics.
This book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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