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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
online education technology are making it possible for
people
all over the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online learning organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can we
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
YouTube to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
demand
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Academics want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
desideratum for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This interesting new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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