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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
evolvements in
technology-enhanced learning are enabling
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These MOOCs are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
blended learning organizations
are having to attend to
now that distance learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
demand
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
these
fascinating new open educational
initiatives.
Universities want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
demand for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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