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 the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
investigates
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
changes in
distance learning technology enable
students
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
assure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can organizations
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Belize to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Students want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
desideratum for
facts
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education topics.
This definitive new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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