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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
analyzes
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
changes in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
people
all around the world
to participate in online classes.
These MOOC classes are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online education institutions
are struggling with
more than ever because blended learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Central African Republic to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
need
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open education
initiatives.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
desideratum for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education topics.
This authoritative new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
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