MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
describes
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
MOOC classes are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
learning technology institutions
have to consider
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can participants
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
manage
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Researchers want
to grasp how
MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
need for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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