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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
describes
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
developments in
online education technology have made it possible for
learners
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
generally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
distance learning institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
be assured that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can participants
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Bellevue University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
desideratum
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
fascinating new open education
ventures.
Instructors want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
desideratum for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education issues.
This definitive new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
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