MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
changes in
online learning make it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in 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 massively open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
online learning organizations
are considering
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Rice University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
manage
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
prolific there is a
desideratum
to be aware of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
want
to better understand
these
intriguing new open educational
ventures.
Educators want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
desideratum for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This stimulating new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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