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 is a
edited collection
which
explores
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
students
all around the world
to take online courses.
Massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
today because distance learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can we
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Guam to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
new open educational
undertakings.
Trainers want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
demand for
facts
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational topics.
This dramatic new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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