MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
studies
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
These MOOCs are
customarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can organizations
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
demand
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
ventures.
Teachers want
to comprehend how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
need for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This exciting new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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