MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
reviews
topics
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
gains in
electronic education technology have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
normally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
blended learning organizations
are having to deal with
more than ever because blended learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can learners
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
need
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
promising new open education
ventures.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This interesting new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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