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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
analyzes
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
blended learning technology have empowered
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
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.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning institutions
are having to consider
now that technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so swiftly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can organizations
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
available there is a
desire
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
want
to better perceive
these
fascinating new open education
initiatives.
Teachers want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
developing
desideratum for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This scholarly new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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