MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
investigates
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
developments in
technology-enhanced learning make it possible for
learners
in nations all around the world
to participate in online classes.
These massive online courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
blended learning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can students
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Spain to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
get a handle on
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desire
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
new open educational
experiments.
Universities want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To handle this
developing
need for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This new book
also discusses 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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