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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
developments in
blended learning have empowered
students
in nations all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These online MOOCs are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
blended learning institutions
have to deal with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can we
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Kauffman Fellows Academy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Everybody wants
to understand how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This gripping new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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