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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
investigates
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
e-learning are making it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take 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 MOOC courses are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
blended learning organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can we
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Thailand to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
need
to grasp how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Students want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This thrilling new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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