MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
talks about
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advancements in
blended learning technology have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
These massive online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online education institutions
have to consider
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
new open educational
endeavours.
Scientists want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
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