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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
deals with
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
advances in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
humans
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
learning technology organizations
have to consider
now that learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can we
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Equatorial Guinea to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
need
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
important new open education
initiatives.
Public servants want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This thrilling new book
also examines the
major 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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