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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
humans
all over the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
blended learning organizations
are having to struggle with
today because learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can educators
make sure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can we
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Tunisia to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Scholars want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
demand for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This dramatic new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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