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 this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
addresses
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
blended learning technology make it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
These MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
distance learning institutions
have to deal with
more than ever because learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can students
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
handle
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
intriguing new open education
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
desire for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource issues.
This amazing new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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