MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
learning technology are providing the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
blended learning institutions
are having to deal with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can we
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Stanford Online to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desire
to be aware of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Trainers want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
demand for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This exciting new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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