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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
blended learning are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These MOOC classes are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online education organizations
are having to struggle with
today because learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can students
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Tanzania to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desire
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Public servants want
to perceive how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To handle this
crescive
need for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This interesting new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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