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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
e-learning enable
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These online MOOC courses are
normally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
blended learning institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can participants
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
open educational
experiments.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
demand for
details
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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