MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
developments in
distance learning technology have empowered
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses online.
These online MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
assure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can organizations
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Myanmar (Burma) to conduct these MOOCs?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
want
to better understand
these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Universities want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
desire for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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