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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
investigates
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
distance learning technology enable
people
all around the world
to take courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
today because online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Tumblr to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desideratum
to grasp how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
these
intriguing new open education
undertakings.
People want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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