MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
deals with
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
developments in
online education technology are empowering
students
all around the world
to take part in online courses.
These massively open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
distance learning institutions
are struggling with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can we
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desire
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
want
to better understand
these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Academics want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
demand for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This interesting new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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