MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advancements in
online education technology have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants 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.
MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
e-learning organizations
have to deal with
today because blended learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can organizations
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desire
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Teachers want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This thrilling new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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