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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
evolvements in
elearning technology have made it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These online MOOC courses are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
blended learning institutions
have to struggle with
today because distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
handle
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
need
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
want
to better comprehend
these
important new open educational
ventures.
Researchers want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
need for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This inspiring new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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