MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advancements in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
people
all around the world
to take part in classes online.
These online MOOCs are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online education organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so quickly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Israel to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Everyone wants
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
need for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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