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.
Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
analyzes
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advancements in
blended learning technology enable
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOC courses are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
blended learning institutions
are struggling with
more than ever because online education technology is
advancing so quickly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can organizations
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desideratum
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
open education
endeavours.
Students want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
demand for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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