MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
developments in
distance learning are making it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in online courses.
These online MOOCs are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning technology institutions
must deal with
today because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
need for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education topics.
This sensational new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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