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 the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
investigates
issues
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
blended learning technology enable
people
all over the world
to be participants in online classes.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These online MOOCs are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online education organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because blended learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can participants
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Germany to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
endeavours.
Public servants want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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