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.
Learn more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
reviews
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
blended learning technology are empowering
students
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
These MOOCs are
commonly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online learning institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can we
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Canada to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
demand
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
desideratum for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This exciting new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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