MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
These massive online courses are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are dealing with
today because distance learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can learners
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Pridnestrovie (Transnistria) to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better understand
these
significant new open education
ventures.
People want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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