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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
gains in
elearning technology are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
blended learning organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because blended learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can learners
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desire
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
Teachers want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
demand for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This sensational new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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