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 this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
addresses
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
learning technology have provided the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
MOOC classes are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
blended learning institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can learners
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Laos to conduct these MOOC classes?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desire
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Educators want
to perceive how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
need for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This scholarly new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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