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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
investigates
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
online education technology are providing the means for
learners
all over the world
to participate in courses online.
These MOOC classes are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
blended learning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Tumblr to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
these
important new open educational
undertakings.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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