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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
addresses
subjects
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
online education are making it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
These massive open courses are
commonly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
blended learning organizations
must deal with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
be assured that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
American Samoa to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
desideratum for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This exciting new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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