MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
deals with
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
evolvements in
blended learning are providing the means for
humans
all over the world
to be participants in online classes.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These online MOOCs are
commonly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because blended learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can participants
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
desideratum
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
important new open education
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
demand for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational topics.
This intriguing new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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