MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
deals with
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advancements in
online learning are making it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take classes via the Internet.
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.
MOOC classes are
commonly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
blended learning organizations
are having to consider
now that online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can participants
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Minnesota to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
important new open education
experiments.
Scientists want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
desideratum for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This interesting new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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