MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
reviews
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
humans
all over the world
to take part in online classes.
These MOOCs are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can students
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
need
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
these
new open education
ventures.
Universities want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education issues.
This interesting new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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