MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
people
all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
blended learning organizations
are having to consider
now that blended learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
assure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can participants
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
British Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Public servants want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
desideratum for
details
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This interesting new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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