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 this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
people
all around the world
to take classes online.
These massive online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
learning technology organizations
are struggling with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
need
to better perceive
these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Teachers want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This gripping new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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