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 this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advancements in
blended learning are making it possible for
people
all over the world
to take online classes.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massive open courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
blended learning institutions
have to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
make sure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can students
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Bowling Green State University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desideratum
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
open education
ventures.
Trainers want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
need for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This intriguing new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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