MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
online learning technology make it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
blended learning institutions
have to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can we
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Barbados to conduct these MOOCs?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
desire
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
new open educational
experiments.
Researchers want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
need for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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