MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
evolvements in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
people
all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
blended learning institutions
have to deal with
more than ever because online education technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desideratum
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
ventures.
Educators want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
details
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This gripping new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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