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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
blended learning technology are empowering
students
all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
These online MOOC courses are
free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
blended learning organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
assure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can institutions
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better comprehend
these
important new open education
experiments.
Public servants want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
desideratum for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This dramatic new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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