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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
describes
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
digital education technology are empowering
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
These MOOCs are
usually free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online education organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can institutions
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
United States to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desire
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Researchers want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
details
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education topics.
This authoritative new book
also talks about the
major 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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