MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
improvements in
e-learning technology are providing the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
blended learning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can we
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Canada to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desire
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Corporations want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
demand for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This intriguing new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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