MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
distance learning are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in online classes.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
blended learning organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
assure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Ghana to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
necessity
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better understand
these
new open educational
ventures.
Instructors want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
growing
need for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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