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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
analyzes
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
changes in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online courses.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These MOOCs are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education institutions
must deal with
now that blended learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can learners
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
necessity
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
participants
want
to better perceive
these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
Lecturers want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
need for
knowledge
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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