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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
investigates
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
changes in
online education have enabled
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in online classes.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
blended learning institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because blended learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
manage
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desire
to be aware of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
ventures.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This sensational new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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