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 this appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
blended learning are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
These online MOOCs are
customarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to deal with
now that online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
get a handle on
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
need
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
important new open education
initiatives.
Universities want
to grasp how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
expanding
desire for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource topics.
This sensational new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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