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 the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
describes
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses online.
MOOC courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online education organizations
are having to deal with
more than ever because blended learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can institutions
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Twitter to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
manage
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
need
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
new open education
endeavours.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This sensational new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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