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 is a
book
that
addresses
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
distance learning technology enable
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in online classes.
These MOOC courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
learning technology organizations
are dealing with
today because online education technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
get a handle on
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desire
to grasp how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
open educational
initiatives.
Educators want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This gripping new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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