MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
articulates
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
technology-enhanced learning are enabling
learners
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
These massive online courses are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
e-learning organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can students
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
UCSF to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
demand
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
important new open education
endeavours.
Educators want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
demand for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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