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 the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
articulates
topics
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
advances in
online learning technology are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
usually free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
blended learning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can students
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desideratum
to be aware of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
participants
need
to better understand
these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Professors want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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