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 the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
improvements in
blended learning have enabled
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
learning technology institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can students
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Florida to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
available there is a
need
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
want
to better understand
these
compelling new open educational
ventures.
Lecturers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
need for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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