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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
blended learning technology make it possible for
students
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online learning organizations
are having to deal with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can we
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Ohio State University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desideratum
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
participants
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This interesting new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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