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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
articulates
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in online classes.
These MOOC classes are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
distance learning institutions
are having to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can organizations
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Kauffman Fellows Academy to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
available there is a
developing
necessity
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
want
to understand
these
new open education
experiments.
Public servants want
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This gripping new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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