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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
explores
topics
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
evolvements in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take classes via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massive open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education organizations
are struggling with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can participants
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
handle
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desire
to perceive how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Lecturers want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
developing
desire for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This scholarly new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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