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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
elearning are enabling
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses online.
Massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
learning technology institutions
have to deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can teachers
certify that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can we
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
United States to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
need
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
endeavours.
Everyone wants
to perceive how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
need for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This interesting new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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