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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
reviews
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
improvements in
elearning are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses online.
These MOOCs are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
distance learning organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can institutions
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Canada to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
need
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
participants
need
to understand
these
exciting new open education
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
need for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This dramatic new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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