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.
Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
articulates
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
evolvements in
online learning technology are providing the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes online.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These massive online courses are
generally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
elearning organizations
have to deal with
today because blended learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can we
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Croatia to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Academics want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
need for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics.
This amazing new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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