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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Modern
changes in
learning technology have enabled
students
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOC classes are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online education institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can institutions
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
demand
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
open educational
endeavours.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
need for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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