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 the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
investigates
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
developments in
online education are providing the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in online classes.
These MOOC courses are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
blended learning organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can institutions
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
United States to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
ventures.
Everybody wants
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
desideratum for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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