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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
explores
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
online education technology have enabled
humans
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses online.
These massive open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
blended learning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desire
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
want
to better comprehend
these
significant new open education
ventures.
Researchers want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
need for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational subjects.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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