MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
evolvements in
blended learning enable
students
all over the world
to participate in courses online.
These MOOCs are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online education institutions
have to deal with
now that online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
certify that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Peninsula College to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
necessity
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
these
important new open education
experiments.
Researchers want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This interesting new book
also describes 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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