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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
online education are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massively open online courses are
normally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
are dealing with
now that learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
McHenry County College to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desideratum
to perceive how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
new open education
experiments.
Students want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
desire for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This stimulating new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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