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 authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
deals with
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
developments in
electronic educational technology are enabling
humans
in nations all aver the world
to take online courses.
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.
Massive open online courses are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
blended learning institutions
are having to deal with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
assure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desideratum
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
need
to better understand
these
promising new open education
experiments.
Teachers want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
desideratum for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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