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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
blended learning are empowering
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These online MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
ensure that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can institutions
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
initiatives.
People want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
desideratum for
details
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This exciting new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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