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 the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
articulates
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
distance learning technology enable
learners
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online learning organizations
are having to consider
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so swiftly.
How can participants
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can we
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
WizIQ to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
demand
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
want
to understand
these
fascinating new open education
initiatives.
Academics want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
desire for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This amazing new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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