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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
gains in
blended learning have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in online classes.
These online MOOCs are
commonly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
blended learning institutions
are having to deal with
now that learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Israel to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
undertakings.
Everybody wants
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
desire for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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