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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
deals with
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
online education are making it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online classes.
These MOOCs are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because blended learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
desire
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
these
important new open education
experiments.
Educators want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This exciting new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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