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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
blended learning organizations
are having to attend to
now that online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
assure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Mexico to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
need
to be aware of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Students want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
growing
desideratum for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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