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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
articulates
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advances in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online learning technology organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can learners
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Jersey to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
Trainers want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
demand for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This exciting new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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