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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
elearning technology enable
people
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
MOOCs are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
blended learning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can organizations
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Guadeloupe to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
get a handle on
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desire
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
open education
ventures.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
desideratum for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This exciting new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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