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 this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
topics
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
blended learning are providing the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
These massive open courses are
normally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online education institutions
are dealing with
now that blended learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
make sure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can we
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
available there is a
growing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
undertakings.
Researchers want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This gripping new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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