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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
articulates
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
changes in
blended learning technology are enabling
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
distance learning institutions
are struggling with
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
assure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can learners
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better grasp
these
intriguing new open educational
ventures.
Professors want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
demand for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This scholarly new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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