MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
advances in
blended learning technology are empowering
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
These massive open online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
blended learning institutions
are dealing with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so swiftly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Monaco to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
compelling new open education
undertakings.
Universities want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
desideratum for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This dramatic new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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