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 this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
improvements in
electronic educational technology enable
students
in nations all aver the world
to take part in online classes.
MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
blended learning organizations
are having to deal with
now that blended learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
want
to understand
these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Researchers want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
need for
details
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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