MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
analyzes
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
advances in
online education have provided the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take classes online.
MOOC classes are
almost always free
for learners but do not
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
subjects that
learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can institutions
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Cyprus to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle problems like
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to perceive how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
want
to better grasp
these
open education
initiatives.
Researchers want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
desideratum for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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