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.
Learn more about this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
subjects
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advancements in
electronic education technology have provided the means for
humans
all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
blended learning organizations
are struggling with
more than ever because learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can participants
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
The University of Chicago to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle problems like
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
widespread there is a
need
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
ventures.
Professors want
to comprehend how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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