MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
online learning are providing the means for
learners
all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
South Africa to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
abundant there is a
desideratum
to be aware of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
ventures.
Researchers want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
details
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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