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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
talks about
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
These massive open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online education organizations
are struggling with
more than ever because learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
make sure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
UCSF to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desideratum
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
need
to understand
these
important new open educational
experiments.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
crescive
demand for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This dramatic new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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