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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to take online classes.
Massive open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
blended learning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can institutions
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Nepal to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
new open educational
initiatives.
Academics want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also reviews the
major 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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