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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
advancements in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
learners
all around the world
to take online classes.
These online MOOCs are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online education organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can we
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
British Sovereign Base Areas to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Educators want
to know how
MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
desire for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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