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 the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
describes
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
changes in
e-learning are making it possible for
learners
all over the world
to participate in online classes.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
MOOC classes are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are quite a few
subjects that
learning technology organizations
are having to consider
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
French Guiana to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
manage
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
need
to comprehend how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
important new open educational
undertakings.
Academics want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
developing
desideratum for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This definitive new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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