MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
addresses
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
evolvements in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
These massive online courses are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
elearning technology institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
assure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can institutions
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Canada to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
need
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
want
to understand
these
promising new open education
experiments.
Corporations want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
desire for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This authoritative new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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