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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
talks about
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
online learning are empowering
learners
all over the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
blended learning institutions
have to struggle with
now that distance learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Northwestern University to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
Universities want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
desideratum for
details
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This dramatic new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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