MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
addresses
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
advancements in
online learning are enabling
learners
all around the world
to participate in courses online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These MOOC courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a lot of
issues that
online education organizations
are struggling with
more than ever because blended learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can participants
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of North Carolina to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desideratum
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
open education
initiatives.
Public servants want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
need for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This amazing new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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