MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
students
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
These MOOC classes are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can participants
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
new open educational
initiatives.
Professors want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This authoritative new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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