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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
explores
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
online learning technology have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
These massive open online courses are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
must deal with
now that blended learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Trainers want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
desire for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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