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 the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
investigates
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advances in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes online.
MOOC classes are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
blended learning organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can participants
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
UWashingtonX to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
demand
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
significant new open education
ventures.
Intellectuals want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
details
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects.
This gripping new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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