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 the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
researches
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
elearning technology are providing the means for
students
all around 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.
These massive online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online education institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can teachers
certify that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can institutions
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desire
to be aware of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
desideratum for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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