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 the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
investigates
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
blended learning enable
students
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses online.
These massively open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
e-learning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can organizations
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Midway Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
these
new open education
ventures.
Scholars want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
demand for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This dramatic new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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