MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
analyzes
issues
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
gains in
distance learning are making it possible for
people
all over the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
blended learning organizations
are considering
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can learners
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Teachers want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This sensational new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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