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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
topics
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
blended learning technology are enabling
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in online classes.
These massively open online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
blended learning organizations
are having to struggle with
today because learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
assure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can participants
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Northwestern University to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
necessity
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Trainers want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
desire for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education issues.
This interesting new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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