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 the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advancements in
blended learning are making it possible for
students
all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
distance learning organizations
have to struggle with
now that learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can organizations
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
University of Central Florida to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
need
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Everybody wants
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
desire for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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