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 this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
developments in
blended learning technology are enabling
students
all around the world
to take classes online.
These massive online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are struggling with
now that blended learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can institutions
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
get a handle on
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
need
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
undertakings.
Academics want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
demand for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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