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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
blended learning organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can organizations
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Miriada X to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
promising new open education
experiments.
Teachers want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To handle this
developing
desire for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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