MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
deals with
subjects
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
blended learning have made it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
MOOCs are
free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
blended learning institutions
are struggling with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can educators
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can we
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Northwestern University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
need
to be more aware of
these
significant new open education
experiments.
Lecturers want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
need for
details
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This interesting new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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