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.
Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
studies
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
advances in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
learning technology organizations
must deal with
today because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
get a handle on
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
want
to understand
these
promising new open education
ventures.
People want
to grasp how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
desideratum for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This interesting new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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