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 this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
online education have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes online.
MOOC classes are
typically free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
blended learning institutions
are having to consider
now that online education technology is
advancing so fast.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can organizations
certify that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can institutions
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Lesotho to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
need
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
want
to better grasp
these
important new open education
initiatives.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
demand for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This authoritative new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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