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.
Find out more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
articulates
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advancements in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
students
in nations all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
distance learning organizations
are struggling with
more than ever because blended learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
assure that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can students
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
India to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
widespread there is a
desideratum
to perceive how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Educators want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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