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 this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
talks about
topics
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advancements in
online learning technology enable
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes online.
MOOCs are
normally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are numerous
topics that
learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can participants
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Canvas Network to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
manage
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
would like
to better perceive
these
promising new open education
experiments.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
need for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This sensational new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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