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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
blended learning technology enable
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
MOOC courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
blended learning institutions
are struggling with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
ensure that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Clipperton Island to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
these
exciting new open educational
ventures.
Educators want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
demand for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This intriguing new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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