MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
investigates
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
improvements in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are numerous
issues that
blended learning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can students
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Ukraine to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desire
to be aware of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open education
initiatives.
Teachers want
to comprehend how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational subjects.
This scholarly new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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