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.
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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
developments in
distance learning technology enable
people
all around the world
to take classes online.
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.
MOOCs are
generally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
are dealing with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can we
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Gibraltar to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
need
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
want
to better grasp
these
fascinating new open educational
endeavours.
Professors want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
increasing
need for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This thrilling new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
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