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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
describes
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
changes in
elearning technology are making it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
blended learning organizations
are having to consider
now that e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can institutions
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Guam to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
ventures.
Public servants want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
need for
details
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education subjects.
This definitive new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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