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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
reviews
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
blended learning technology are enabling
learners
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes online.
These online MOOC courses are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
blended learning institutions
are struggling with
today because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
make sure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to be aware of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
ventures.
Researchers want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
desire for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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