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.
Find out more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
advances in
blended learning have provided the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take online classes.
Massively open online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
e-learning institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can we
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
open education
ventures.
Lecturers want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
need for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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