MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
electronic educational technology enable
students
all over the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
blended learning institutions
have to consider
today because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can participants
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Niger to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
necessity
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Universities want
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
need for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This definitive new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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