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 this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
addresses
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to take classes online.
These massive open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are dealing with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can we
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
undertakings.
Corporations want
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
demand for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This thrilling new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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