MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
addresses
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
changes in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online learning institutions
have to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can participants
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Sweden to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
necessity
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Instructors want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
desire for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics.
This gripping new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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