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 the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
improvements in
blended learning have provided the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes online.
MOOCs are
commonly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are many
topics that
learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
now that blended learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
ensure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can students
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
necessity
to perceive how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Everybody wants
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
demand for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This exciting new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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