MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
changes in
distance learning have provided the means for
people
all around the world
to participate in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
blended learning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
assure that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can students
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
initiatives.
Public servants want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
desire for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This definitive new book
also articulates 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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