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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
gains in
blended learning are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOC classes are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
elearning technology organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can learners
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
necessity
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Academics want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
desideratum for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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