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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
describes
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
digital education technology enable
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
These massive open courses are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
elearning technology organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because blended learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can we
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Israel to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desideratum
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
endeavours.
Universities want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
need for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This authoritative new book
also explores the
major 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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