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 the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
evolvements in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
blended learning institutions
are having to deal with
today because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
make sure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can we
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
desire
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
experiments.
Academics want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
need for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This gripping new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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