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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
advances in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to participate in courses online.
Massive open online courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to deal with
now that online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can we
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Germany to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
need
to be aware of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
important new open education
undertakings.
Public servants want
to grasp how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
desideratum for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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