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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
studies
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
distance learning technology are empowering
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes online.
These massive open online courses are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
blended learning institutions
have to deal with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so fast.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can participants
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
French Guiana to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
demand
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
desire for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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