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
edited collection
which
deals with
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
evolvements in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
learners
all over the world
to take classes online.
These online MOOC courses are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
blended learning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
need
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
new open education
undertakings.
Scientists want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
desire for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This thrilling new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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