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.
Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
describes
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
humans
all around the world
to take part in online courses.
These MOOCs are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education institutions
have to consider
more than ever because blended learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can participants
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desideratum
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
important new open education
endeavours.
Professors want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
demand for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This scholarly new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and OERS.
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