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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
evolvements in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
learners
in nations all around the world
to participate in online courses.
Massive open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online education organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
make sure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can we
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Kirkwood Community College to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
these
interesting new open educational
undertakings.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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