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
talks about
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
elearning are providing the means for
humans
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses online.
These massive online courses are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
blended learning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
UC Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open education
ventures.
Everyone wants
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
desideratum for
details
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This intriguing new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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