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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
addresses
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
blended learning technology are empowering
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
blended learning organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can institutions
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
WizIQ to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle problems like
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
available there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
open educational
experiments.
Teachers want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
demand for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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