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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
addresses
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
online education make it possible for
humans
all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
blended learning institutions
have to consider
more than ever because learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Boston University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
demand
to be aware of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better grasp
these
open educational
endeavours.
Public servants want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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