MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
describes
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
evolvements in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to participate in online courses.
These MOOC courses are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
blended learning institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can participants
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning becomes more
available there is a
growing
desire
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better perceive
these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Universities want
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
need for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This thrilling new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS).
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