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 the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
blended learning are making it possible for
students
all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
blended learning organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
certify that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can we
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Somaliland to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Everyone wants
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
need for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource topics.
This new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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