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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
addresses
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advances in
online education technology are providing the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes online.
These MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
assure that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can participants
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desire
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
undertakings.
Academics want
to comprehend how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
increasing
demand for
details
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This definitive new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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