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
book
that
considers
topics
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
evolvements in
blended learning are making it possible for
people
all over the world
to take part in classes online.
These massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
blended learning organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can learners
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
need
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
new open educational
experiments.
Lecturers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
demand for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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