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.
Find out more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
articulates
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
elearning technology are enabling
people
all over the world
to participate in classes online.
These online MOOC courses are
normally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
learning technology institutions
must deal with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can educators
assure that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can institutions
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
need
to better grasp
these
exciting new open education
undertakings.
Universities want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
demand for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This amazing new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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