MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
describes
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
online education technology have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to take part in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
learning technology institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can we
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
demand
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Instructors want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
expanding
demand for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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