MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
describes
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
electronic educational technology have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are dealing with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can participants
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
need
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
new open education
experiments.
Instructors want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This gripping new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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