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 the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
addresses
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
distance learning technology have enabled
students
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes online.
These MOOCs are
commonly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
assure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
United States to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
significant new open education
experiments.
Students want
to perceive how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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