MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
researches
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
MOOCs are
normally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
have to deal with
now that learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can we
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Kauffman Fellows Academy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
need
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to understand
these
important new open educational
ventures.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
demand for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This sensational new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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