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 is a
book
that
examines
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
online education are empowering
students
all over the world
to take online courses.
These massively open online courses are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
blended learning organizations
are dealing with
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Belize to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desire
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
Scientists want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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