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 this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
investigates
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
evolvements in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
blended learning institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Ascension to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desire
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Universities want
to grasp how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
need for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education subjects.
This dramatic new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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