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 this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
technology-enhanced learning are enabling
learners
all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
These massive online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
blended learning organizations
have to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
assure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can institutions
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
participants
want
to better understand
these
exciting new open educational
undertakings.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
need for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This intriguing new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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