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 the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
online education technology have made it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
today because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
assure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can we
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
these
fascinating new open educational
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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