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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
reviews
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
changes in
blended learning are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online education organizations
are having to attend to
now that elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
assure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
manage issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As online education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to be aware of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Scholars want
to grasp how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
need for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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