MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
e-learning technology are empowering
humans
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
blended learning institutions
have to deal with
now that online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can we
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Rochester to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desire
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Scholars want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
need for
details
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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