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 the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
analyzes
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
developments in
blended learning technology enable
humans
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
These massive open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online education organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
MenaVersity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
need
to understand
these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Universities want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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