MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
describes
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advancements in
blended learning have made it possible for
humans
all around the world
to participate in online classes.
These MOOC courses are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
learning technology institutions
have to deal with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can students
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
need
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
experiments.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
desideratum for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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