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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
articulates
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
blended learning technology enable
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
MOOCs are
normally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
blended learning institutions
are dealing with
now that elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Wallis and Futuna to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desire
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
experiments.
People want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be improved.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
In response to this
growing
desideratum for
facts
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This exciting new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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