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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
blended learning are empowering
humans
all around the world
to participate in courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online education organizations
are having to attend to
now that elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can institutions
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Canvas Network to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
need
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
these
open educational
ventures.
Teachers want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This intriguing new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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