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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
online education technology are providing the means for
learners
all around the world
to take online classes.
These massive open courses are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
blended learning organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can we
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Cook Islands to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desideratum
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Professors want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
need for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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