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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
addresses
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advances in
online education are providing the means for
learners
all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
learning technology organizations
are dealing with
now that blended learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can organizations
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Papua New Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Scientists want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
expanding
demand for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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