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.
Find out more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
reviews
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
digital education technology have made it possible for
people
all over the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
blended learning organizations
have to consider
more than ever because online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can students
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Utah Valley University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
available there is a
growing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
open educational
experiments.
Educators want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
need for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This definitive new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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