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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
articulates
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take courses online.
These MOOCs are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
elearning institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
good?
How can we
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
need
to better perceive
these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Everyone wants
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This amazing new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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