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 this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
describes
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
gains in
blended learning technology make it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part 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.
These massively open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
blended learning organizations
are considering
today because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can participants
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Saint Kitts and Nevis to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
necessity
to perceive how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
demand for
details
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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