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 this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
advances in
blended learning are empowering
humans
in nations all aver the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These MOOC courses are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are considering
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Boston University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
Everyone wants
to know how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
need for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This exciting new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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