MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
distance learning technology are empowering
people
all over the world
to be participants in classes online.
These MOOC classes are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
elearning institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can participants
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
new open educational
initiatives.
Trainers want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
demand for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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