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 this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advancements in
online learning technology are providing the means for
humans
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
MOOCs are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can participants
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
want
to better perceive
these
new open educational
undertakings.
Educators want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
need for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This definitive new book
also examines 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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