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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
learning technology have enabled
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
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 online MOOC courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are struggling with
more than ever because blended learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
assure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can we
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
demand
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
important new open education
undertakings.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
increasing
demand for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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