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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
advances in
electronic education technology are making it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These massive open courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
today because learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Russia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
open education
initiatives.
Academics want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This exciting new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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