MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
electronic educational technology have enabled
students
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
These MOOC courses are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
now that blended learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
need
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
fascinating new open education
initiatives.
People want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
need for
facts
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
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