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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
topics
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
electronic educational technology are enabling
learners
all over the world
to be participants in online classes.
MOOC classes are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
ensure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can participants
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
desire for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education subjects.
This book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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