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.
Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
learners
all around the world
to take online classes.
These massive open courses are
normally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
blended learning institutions
must deal with
today because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
assure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
France to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
demand
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Researchers want
to perceive how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
demand for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This sensational new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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