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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
changes in
blended learning are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning technology institutions
have to consider
now that distance learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can participants
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Australia to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desideratum
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
open education
ventures.
Instructors want
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education topics.
This sensational new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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