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.
Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
studies
topics
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advancements in
blended learning technology make it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These MOOC classes are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
blended learning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can participants
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Vatican City to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
available there is a
growing
demand
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to perceive how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
desire for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects.
This dramatic new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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