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 this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Modern
advances in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
commonly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to attend to
today because online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can participants
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Canada to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
need
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Universities want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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