MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
addresses
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
developments in
distance learning technology are empowering
humans
in nations all aver the world
to take courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOC courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
blended learning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can participants
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Wellesley College to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
prolific there is a
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
participants
need
to understand
these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Educators want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
desideratum for
details
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This inspiring new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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