MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
studies
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
students
in nations all aver the world
to take part in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
now that online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
handle problems like
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
compelling new open educational
undertakings.
Corporations want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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