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 Around the World is a
book
that
examines
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
changes in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in online courses.
These massively open online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
blended learning institutions
must deal with
now that elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can students
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Kirkwood Community College to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
demand
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Academics want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
desire for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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