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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
analyzes
topics
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Modern
improvements in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to participate in classes online.
These massively open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a variety of
issues that
blended learning institutions
are struggling with
now that elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desire
to grasp how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
desire
to understand
these
intriguing new open educational
ventures.
Trainers want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
demand for
details
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education issues.
This definitive new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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