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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advancements in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
blended learning institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desire
to perceive how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better understand
these
open education
initiatives.
Instructors want
to perceive how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
need for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This stimulating new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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