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 this appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
explores
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
evolvements in
blended learning technology are enabling
learners
all around the world
to participate in classes online.
These massive online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
make sure that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can learners
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
necessity
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Everyone wants
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
desire for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This sensational new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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