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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
topics
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Modern
advancements in
electronic educational technology are enabling
learners
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
These massive online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
must deal with
more than ever because blended learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can participants
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
desideratum for
details
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This gripping new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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