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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
addresses
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
gains in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
humans
in nations all around the world
to take classes online.
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.
These online MOOCs are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can students
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Laos to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
desire
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
open educational
endeavours.
Intellectuals want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
need for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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