MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
explores
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
changes in
online learning technology are providing the means for
humans
in nations all around the world
to take 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.
Massively open online courses are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
have to consider
today because blended learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can institutions
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
necessity
to perceive how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to understand
these
open educational
initiatives.
People want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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