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 definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
investigates
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
online learning are providing the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
blended learning organizations
are having to deal with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
make sure that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can participants
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
UC Irvine to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desideratum
to perceive how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Universities want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
desire for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This amazing new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
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