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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
analyzes
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
advancements in
blended learning are enabling
students
all over the world
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
usually free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
learning technology institutions
are struggling with
more than ever because blended learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can students
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
demand
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to understand
these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Public servants want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This amazing new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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