MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
changes in
blended learning technology are empowering
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online classes.
These massive open courses are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
elearning technology institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As online education becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desideratum
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Trainers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
initiatives.
Universities want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
developing
desideratum for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This thrilling new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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