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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
blended learning are providing the means for
humans
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These MOOCs are
normally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
elearning technology organizations
must deal with
today because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can organizations
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
demand
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
Students want
to comprehend how
MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
need for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This inspiring new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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