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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
developments in
blended learning technology are enabling
learners
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
These MOOCs are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning institutions
are dealing with
more than ever because blended learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
assure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desideratum
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
need
to better grasp
these
important new open educational
experiments.
Public servants want
to know how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To handle this
expanding
desideratum for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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