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 the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
studies
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
electronic education technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
blended learning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
UC San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
undertakings.
Intellectuals want
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This definitive new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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