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 this cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
blended learning are providing the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take courses online.
These massive open courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online education institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can institutions
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
need
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
new open educational
undertakings.
Educators want
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
desire for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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