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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
studies
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Modern
advances in
blended learning technology enable
people
in every nation on earth
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.
These MOOCs are
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 many
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
now that blended learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can learners
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
UCSF to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
fascinating new open educational
endeavours.
Trainers want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
growing
need for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This sensational new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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