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.
Find out more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
addresses
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online education organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
assure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can students
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Kauffman Fellows Academy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
desideratum
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Educators want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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