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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes online.
MOOCs are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
blended learning organizations
are having to struggle with
today because blended learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
be assured that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desire
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
want
to understand
these
fascinating new open education
ventures.
Scholars want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
desire for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects.
This new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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