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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
articulates
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
blended learning technology are enabling
people
in nations all aver the world
to take part in online classes.
These MOOC courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
elearning organizations
are having to deal with
today because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can learners
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Public servants want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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