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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
developments in
blended learning technology are empowering
humans
all over the world
to participate in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are struggling with
now that distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can organizations
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Case Western Reserve University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
manage issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
demand
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Corporations want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
growing
need for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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