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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
improvements in
e-learning are empowering
humans
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses online.
These MOOCs are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are several
subjects that
online education institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
make sure that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
University of Minnesota to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
demand
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
important new open education
undertakings.
Students want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
desire for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This interesting new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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