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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
digital education technology have provided the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
MOOC courses are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
blended learning organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
certify that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Miriada X to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
Educators want
to perceive how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
need for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This inspiring new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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