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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
e-learning technology are empowering
learners
in nations all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
blended learning organizations
must deal with
today because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can students
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Peru to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
handle
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Corporations want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
desire for
data
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This interesting new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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