MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
electronic education technology have empowered
students
in every nation on earth
to take classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
e-learning institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can students
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
United States to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
demand
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
demand for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This intriguing new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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