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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
electronic education technology are making it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online learning institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
assure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can we
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Uganda to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
widespread there is a
desire
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
Educators want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
desire for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This sensational new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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