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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
blended learning organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can institutions
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Papua New Guinea to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Everybody wants
to know how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
need for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This inspiring new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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