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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
developments in
blended learning technology have empowered
people
all over the world
to participate in classes online.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online education organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can institutions
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Washington to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
available there is a
need
to perceive how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
these
interesting new open education
undertakings.
Students want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
need for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This authoritative new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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