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 the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
explores
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
learning technology are providing the means for
students
in nations all aver the world
to take online courses.
These massive open courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
blended learning institutions
must deal with
now that blended learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can we
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
available there is a
developing
desire
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
important new open educational
undertakings.
Everyone wants
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
desideratum for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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