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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
investigates
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
blended learning technology have empowered
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in online classes.
Massive open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist.
There are many
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to deal with
now that online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Pittsburgh to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
want
to better perceive
these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Teachers want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
growing
demand for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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