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 the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
students
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
blended learning organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can we
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Jarvis Island to conduct these MOOCs?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As online education becomes more
available there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Researchers want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This exciting new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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