MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
reviews
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
online learning technology are providing the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
distance learning organizations
must deal with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
certify that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can organizations
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
necessity
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
these
significant new open educational
experiments.
People want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
desire for
knowledge
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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