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 the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
advances in
blended learning technology have empowered
people
all over the world
to participate in courses online.
These massively open online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
elearning technology institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can learners
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desire
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Public servants want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This definitive new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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