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 the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
deals with
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
blended learning are enabling
humans
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online learning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can participants
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Scientists want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
desideratum for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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