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 this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
blended learning enable
students
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These MOOCs are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online learning organizations
are having to consider
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can students
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Libya to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage issues like
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desire
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
need
to better grasp
these
exciting new open education
undertakings.
Teachers want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
desire for
information
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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