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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
talks about
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advancements in
online education technology are empowering
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These massive online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
e-learning organizations
are having to struggle with
today because blended learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can students
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
get a handle on
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Scientists want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
expanding
desire for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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