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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
investigates
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
students
all around the world
to participate in online courses.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These MOOCs are
free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
blended learning organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Tokelau to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
manage
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
open education
ventures.
Everybody wants
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
demand for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This amazing new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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