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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
electronic educational technology have enabled
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in classes online.
These MOOC classes are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
distance learning organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
assure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can we
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
American College of Education to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
demand
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
desire
to better understand
these
open education
experiments.
Corporations want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
desire for
details
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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