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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advancements in
blended learning make it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
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.
MOOC courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
distance learning organizations
have to struggle with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so swiftly.
How can teachers
assure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can organizations
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
San Diego State University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desire
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Everybody wants
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
desire for
facts
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This inspiring new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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