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 the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to participate in online classes.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These MOOC classes are
commonly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can students
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Marquette University to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
demand
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better understand
these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Everyone wants
to know how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
demand for
details
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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