MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
developments in
blended learning technology have enabled
learners
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes online.
MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
blended learning institutions
must deal with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can institutions
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
demand
to perceive how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
need
to better understand
these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Everyone wants
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
details
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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