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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
explores
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advancements in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to take online classes.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
blended learning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can learners
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Guam to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
necessity
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
important new open education
experiments.
Trainers want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
need for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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