MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
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
edited collection
which
explores
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
online learning have made it possible for
students
all over the world
to take part in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these MOOC courses?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desire
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
open education
ventures.
Students want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
demand for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This thrilling new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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