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 this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
investigates
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
New
improvements in
blended learning technology are empowering
learners
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
learning technology institutions
have to consider
now that online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can we
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Brazil to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
need
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Educators want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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