MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
electronic educational technology have made it possible for
humans
in nations all aver the world
to participate in 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.
These massive open courses are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
are dealing with
today because blended learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
open educational
experiments.
Trainers want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
need for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This authoritative new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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