MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
analyzes
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
blended learning are empowering
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
learning technology organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
need
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
new open educational
experiments.
Universities want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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