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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
addresses
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
advances in
learning technology have provided the means for
humans
in nations all around the world
to take online classes.
These online MOOC courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a variety of
topics that
online education organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can students
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to be aware of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
new open education
endeavours.
Researchers want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational subjects.
This stimulating new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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