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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
technology-enhanced learning are empowering
people
all around the world
to take part in online classes.
MOOC courses are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
distance learning organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because blended learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can participants
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Brown University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
important new open education
ventures.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This gripping new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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