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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
researches
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
evolvements in
blended learning have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These online MOOCs are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
blended learning organizations
are having to deal with
more than ever because learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
certify that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can we
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Austria to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
want
to understand
these
new open educational
endeavours.
Corporations want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
desideratum for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource issues.
This interesting new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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