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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
blended learning enable
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
commonly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online education organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can learners
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Denmark to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
these
intriguing new open educational
endeavours.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
need for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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