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 the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
digital education technology have empowered
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
blended learning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can students
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Cape Verde to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desire
to perceive how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
would like
to better perceive
these
open education
undertakings.
Academics want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To meet this
growing
need for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational topics.
This dramatic new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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