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 this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
distance learning are providing the means for
students
all over the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
blended learning organizations
must deal with
more than ever because online education technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can organizations
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Australia to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
manage
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to perceive how
MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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