MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
investigates
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
changes in
blended learning technology are empowering
people
all over the world
to take classes online.
These massive online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
distance learning organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can organizations
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
People want
to grasp how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
need for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also reviews the
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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