MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
reviews
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
blended learning have made it possible for
humans
all over the world
to take online courses.
MOOCs are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
blended learning institutions
have to struggle with
now that blended learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
necessity
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
participants
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Scholars want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
desideratum for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also considers 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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