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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
researches
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
evolvements in
blended learning are empowering
students
all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
assure that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can institutions
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
available there is a
desire
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Scholars want
to perceive how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
need for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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