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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
distance learning technology are empowering
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes online.
These massively open online courses are
mostly 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 e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can institutions
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Canada to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
necessity
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Corporations want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
need for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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