MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education organizations
have to deal with
now that online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Portugal to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open education
endeavours.
Scholars want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
demand for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This interesting new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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