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 definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
distance learning technology have enabled
students
all over the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
blended learning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Iceland to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
undertakings.
Lecturers want
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To handle this
developing
desire for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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