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 is a
edited collection
that
studies
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
blended learning are making it possible for
people
all over the world
to take part in online classes.
These massive online courses are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online learning institutions
are considering
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can students
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Cook Islands to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
demand
to be aware of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
promising new open education
undertakings.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
desideratum for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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