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 the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
articulates
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
developments in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
learners
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These massively open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
blended learning institutions
are having to consider
now that elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Boston University to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
necessity
to perceive how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
would like
to better perceive
these
open education
initiatives.
Public servants want
to grasp how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
desire for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This exciting new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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