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 the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
reviews
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advancements in
online education are making it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
blended learning institutions
must deal with
now that online education technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can institutions
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
want
to better comprehend
these
new open educational
endeavours.
Academics want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This thrilling new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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