MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
investigates
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
elearning technology make it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take part in online courses.
These massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
blended learning institutions
have to struggle with
today because distance learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can learners
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desideratum
to be aware of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
exciting new open educational
ventures.
Academics want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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