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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
studies
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take courses online.
MOOC classes are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
elearning technology institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can we
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
need
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
important new open education
initiatives.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
need for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This amazing new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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