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 this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
describes
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
blended learning are enabling
students
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
MOOC classes are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are several
issues that
blended learning organizations
have to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can we
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
American College of Education to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
new open educational
endeavours.
Public servants want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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