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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
blended learning technology are empowering
people
all over the world
to take courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massive open courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
blended learning organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
certify that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can participants
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
ventures.
Lecturers want
to perceive how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
demand for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This gripping new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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