MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
explores
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
people
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
elearning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Broward College to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
need
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
need
to be more aware of
these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Trainers want
to grasp how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
desire for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education topics.
This authoritative new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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