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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
addresses
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advancements in
online learning have enabled
students
all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
MOOC courses are
typically free
for students 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 numerous
topics that
blended learning institutions
are considering
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can participants
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desire
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
Public servants want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
details
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This gripping new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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