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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
developments in
e-learning technology have provided the means for
students
all around the world
to take part in classes online.
These MOOCs are
free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
blended learning institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
assure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can stakeholders
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Scholars want
to perceive how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
growing
need for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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