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.
Find out more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
articulates
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
technology-enhanced learning have enabled
learners
all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
customarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
blended learning institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
certify that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can learners
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Boston University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
participants
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
new open educational
ventures.
Public servants want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
demand for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This intriguing new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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