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 the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
changes in
technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOC courses are
generally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning institutions
are considering
today because blended learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
UC Irvine to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better understand
these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
Universities want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
need for
details
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This exciting new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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