MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advances in
blended learning technology are empowering
students
all around the world
to take classes online.
These massive open courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can organizations
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desire
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better comprehend
these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
People want
to grasp how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
demand for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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