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 this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
investigates
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
blended learning technology are empowering
learners
in nations all aver the world
to take part in online courses.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
Massive open online courses are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
blended learning organizations
have to deal with
more than ever because learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Chad to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
need for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This gripping new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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