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 this appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
reviews
topics
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
These online MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online learning institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can participants
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
need
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
important new open education
undertakings.
Students want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
growing
desire for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education issues.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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