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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
evolvements in
elearning are making it possible for
people
all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are numerous
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can students
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Aruba to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
need
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Researchers want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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