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.
Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
online learning have empowered
people
all around the world
to participate in classes online.
Massive open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
blended learning organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Canvas Network to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
demand
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
experiments.
Everyone wants
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To meet this
growing
demand for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This sensational new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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