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 the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
blended learning have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in online classes.
MOOC courses are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online education organizations
are having to deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can we
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
demand
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
participants
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
open educational
initiatives.
Public servants want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
desire for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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