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 this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
studies
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advancements in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
normally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
distance learning organizations
are having to deal with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can we
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can we
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Coral Sea Islands to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
need
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
would like
to understand
these
important new open educational
ventures.
Lecturers want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This sensational new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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