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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
researches
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to be participants in online classes.
These massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are considering
now that elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
assure that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As online education becomes more
procurable there is a
need
to perceive how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Educators want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
need for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This dramatic new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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