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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
blended learning are enabling
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online classes.
These online MOOC courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online education institutions
must deal with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
assure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Liechtenstein to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Researchers want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This amazing new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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