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 the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
blended learning technology have empowered
students
all around the world
to take courses online.
These massive open courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist.
There are several
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
are struggling with
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
ensure that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can participants
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
UC Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desire
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Trainers want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
demand for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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