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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
investigates
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
gains in
distance learning technology make it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education organizations
have to deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
make sure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Puerto Rico to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
these
important new open education
experiments.
Teachers want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
desideratum for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This exciting new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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