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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
explores
topics
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
blended learning enable
people
all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
These MOOCs are
commonly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online education organizations
are having to deal with
more than ever because online education technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can learners
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
need
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
Universities want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
details
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This interesting new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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