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 this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
addresses
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
electronic educational technology have made it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can learners
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desire
to grasp how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
new open educational
experiments.
Teachers want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
need for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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