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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
describes
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
advances in
digital education technology are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses online.
These massive online courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
blended learning organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
assure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can learners
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
interesting new open educational
undertakings.
Trainers want
to grasp how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
desire for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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