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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses online.
These MOOCs are
customarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
elearning organizations
are considering
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
assure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Qatar to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
handle
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desideratum
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
desire
to better perceive
these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Teachers want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This exciting new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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