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 this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
investigates
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
gains in
blended learning technology have enabled
people
all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
distance learning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can we
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
desire
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Scholars want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
need for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This stimulating new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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