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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
addresses
topics
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
blended learning have provided the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
These MOOC courses are
usually free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
blended learning institutions
have to deal with
now that blended learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
assure that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can learners
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
experiments.
Students want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
demand for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This gripping new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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