MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
evolvements in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
students
all over the world
to take online classes.
These MOOC classes are
generally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning technology organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
make sure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can we
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better comprehend
these
important new open educational
ventures.
Researchers want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
desire for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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