MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
developments in
blended learning have provided the means for
learners
all around the world
to participate in courses online.
Massive open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
distance learning organizations
have to consider
now that blended learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
assure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can organizations
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
openHPI to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
People want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This scholarly new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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