MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
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
book
which
describes
issues
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
blended learning have enabled
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
generally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
distance learning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can we
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
OpenupEd to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
get a handle on
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Educators want
to comprehend how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
demand for
details
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This authoritative new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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