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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
elearning are empowering
people
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
elearning organizations
are having to attend to
now that learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
UCSF to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
need
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
need for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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