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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
investigates
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
blended learning organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so swiftly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can students
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Liberia to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
available there is a
developing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open education
initiatives.
Instructors want
to perceive how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
demand for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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