MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
deals with
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
advances in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
blended learning institutions
have to deal with
now that online education technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can educators
make sure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
desire
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
important new open education
undertakings.
Educators want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
details
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This interesting new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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