MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
changes in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
assure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can institutions
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Rice University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desideratum
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
want
to better perceive
these
intriguing new open education
ventures.
Intellectuals want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
need for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects.
This sensational new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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