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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
advancements in
online education are making it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online courses.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because blended learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can we
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
demand
to comprehend how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
knowledge
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This definitive new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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