MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
blended learning technology have empowered
people
all over the world
to take part in online courses.
MOOC classes are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are having to consider
now that elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can students
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
ventures.
Everybody wants
to comprehend how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
desire for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects.
This authoritative new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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