MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
articulates
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
e-learning have empowered
students
all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are many
subjects that
blended learning organizations
are having to consider
today because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
assure that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can participants
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
demand
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Researchers want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
details
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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