MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
gains in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
learners
all around the world
to take classes online.
These MOOC courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online learning organizations
have to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can we
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
need
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
these
open educational
endeavours.
Everybody wants
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
desire for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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