MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
advances in
learning technology are making it possible for
people
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online education institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can organizations
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
UCSF to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
demand
to grasp how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
ventures.
People want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
need for
details
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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