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 the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
addresses
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
normally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to deal with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
make sure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can learners
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Japan to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
need
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
ventures.
Universities want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
need for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This stimulating new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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