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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
researches
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
blended learning technology have enabled
people
all over the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning institutions
are having to attend to
now that distance learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can participants
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
available there is a
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
initiatives.
Academics want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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