MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
explores
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
evolvements in
online education are making it possible for
students
all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to consider
now that online education technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can we
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Iceland to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
open educational
ventures.
Researchers want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This thrilling new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
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