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 Around the World is a
book
that
examines
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
blended learning are providing the means for
students
all over the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
commonly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
elearning technology institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
make sure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
UC San Diego to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
need
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
initiatives.
Professors want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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