MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
online education are making it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
blended learning institutions
are having to struggle with
today because online education technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can we
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Liberia to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
necessity
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Teachers want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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