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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
changes in
blended learning have made it possible for
people
all over the world
to take classes online.
These online MOOC courses are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
blended learning organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can learners
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Denmark to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
promising new open educational
undertakings.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
desideratum for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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