MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
explores
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
improvements in
online education have enabled
learners
all around the world
to take online courses.
These online MOOCs are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can students
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Croatia to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
prolific there is a
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
compelling new open education
ventures.
Instructors want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
need for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
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