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 the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
blended learning are empowering
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning organizations
are dealing with
today because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
decent?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can learners
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
manage issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
undertakings.
Everybody wants
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
need for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This amazing new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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