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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
advances in
learning technology have made it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to take classes 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
normally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
blended learning organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can institutions
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Sao Tome and Principe to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
desire
to grasp how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
new open educational
experiments.
Public servants want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
desire for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This interesting new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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