MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
describes
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
online education are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
blended learning institutions
have to consider
today because learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
ventures.
Professors want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
demand for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This scholarly new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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