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 authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
articulates
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
blended learning are making it possible for
humans
all around the world
to take part in online courses.
These massive open courses are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
blended learning institutions
are considering
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can institutions
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Tonga to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
need
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better understand
these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Researchers want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
demand for
data
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 dramatic new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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