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 the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
addresses
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
developments in
online learning technology are enabling
students
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online education organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can organizations
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desire
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Academics want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This exciting new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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