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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
describes
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
advancements in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
humans
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
blended learning institutions
are having to consider
today because learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Teachers want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This gripping new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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