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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
addresses
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
online learning make it possible for
humans
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
handle issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
necessity
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
new open educational
experiments.
Public servants want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
need for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This thrilling new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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