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 the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
talks about
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
learners
all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
blended learning organizations
are having to attend to
today because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can institutions
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Universities want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
desire for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This stimulating new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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