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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
improvements in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
learners
in nations all around the world
to take classes online.
MOOC courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
online education organizations
are struggling with
now that learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Miriada X to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
necessity
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
ventures.
Trainers want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
need for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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