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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
blended learning have made it possible for
learners
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massively open online courses are
commonly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are several
topics that
online education organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
UCSF to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
handle
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desideratum
to perceive how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
important new open education
endeavours.
Corporations want
to comprehend how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
desideratum for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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