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 this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advancements in
blended learning make it possible for
humans
in every nation on earth
to participate in online courses.
These massively open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
blended learning institutions
are struggling with
now that distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
guarantee that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can students
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Saint Barthelemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desire
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
would like
to better understand
these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Scientists want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
desire for
knowledge
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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