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 this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
articulates
topics
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
online learning technology have made it possible for
students
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses online.
These MOOCs are
normally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Cambodia to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
need
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
desire
to understand
these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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