MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
investigates
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
gains in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
blended learning organizations
have to deal with
today because learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
these
important new open education
ventures.
Lecturers want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
desire for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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