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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
advancements in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
people
all over the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
blended learning institutions
are having to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can we
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Liberia to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
undertakings.
Public servants want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
demand for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This authoritative new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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