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 this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
analyzes
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advancements in
blended learning have enabled
people
all around the world
to take courses online.
These MOOC classes are
normally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
blended learning organizations
are having to struggle with
today because distance learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can learners
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Saint Pierre and Miquelon to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
desire
to understand
these
exciting new open educational
ventures.
Educators want
to perceive how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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