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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
reviews
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Modern
advances in
blended learning technology make it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
These MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
must deal with
today because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can we
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
American Samoa to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
manage
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
demand
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
participants
want
to understand
these
exciting new open education
initiatives.
Teachers want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
desire for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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