MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
investigates
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
gains in
blended learning technology have enabled
people
in nations all aver the world
to take courses online.
These online MOOCs are
usually free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can we
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Duke University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
available there is a
growing
necessity
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
important new open educational
ventures.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
demand for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education issues.
This interesting new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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