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 the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
articulates
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
distance learning technology have enabled
learners
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
North Seattle Community College to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
these
new open educational
ventures.
Corporations want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
demand for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational topics.
This intriguing new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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