MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advancements in
blended learning technology have enabled
learners
all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning organizations
have to deal with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so swiftly.
How can participants
assure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can students
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desideratum
to grasp how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
these
new open educational
experiments.
Students want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
demand for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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