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 the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
evolvements in
blended learning technology have empowered
learners
in nations all around the world
to take part in online classes.
These MOOCs are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a lot of
issues that
blended learning organizations
are having to deal with
more than ever because blended learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can participants
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford Online to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
need
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
want
to better understand
these
open education
endeavours.
Universities want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
need for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|