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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
changes in
online education technology have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in online courses.
These massive open courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
learning technology institutions
are considering
more than ever because blended learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can we
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Stanford Online to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to perceive how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Professors want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To handle this
increasing
desire for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational subjects.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS).
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