MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
talks about
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in online classes.
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.
Massive open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
blended learning institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can participants
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
need
to better comprehend
these
significant new open educational
ventures.
People want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
need for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational issues.
This authoritative new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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