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
edited collection
which
analyzes
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
blended learning have made it possible for
learners
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
normally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are quite a few
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are considering
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can learners
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Colorado System to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As elearning becomes more
available there is a
growing
need
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
important new open educational
experiments.
Everybody wants
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
need for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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