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 this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
blended learning have enabled
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning organizations
have to deal with
more than ever because online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can students
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
desire
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
ventures.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
demand for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This exciting new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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