MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
gains in
blended learning have provided the means for
learners
all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
These online MOOCs are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
elearning organizations
have to struggle with
now that online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Academics want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
need for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This gripping new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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