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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
talks about
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
advances in
learning technology make it possible for
learners
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
blended learning institutions
are having to deal with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can we
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
need
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
endeavours.
Instructors want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
need for
facts
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This dramatic new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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