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 the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
advancements in
blended learning technology have empowered
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning technology organizations
have to deal with
now that learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can students
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
California Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Instructors want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This scholarly new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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