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 the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
online learning technology are empowering
learners
in every nation on earth
to participate in online courses.
These online MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
blended learning organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
certify that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can students
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desire
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
participants
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Teachers want
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
need for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This inspiring new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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