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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advances in
blended learning technology are enabling
humans
all over the world
to participate in courses online.
These MOOC classes are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
online learning institutions
are having to consider
now that distance learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can organizations
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desideratum
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Academics want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
desire for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This amazing new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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