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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
humans
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online education institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can institutions
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Davidson College to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
new open education
initiatives.
Scientists want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
desire for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This dramatic new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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