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.
Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
investigates
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
e-learning have enabled
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
available there is a
need
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Everyone wants
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
desideratum for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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