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.
Find out more about this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
investigates
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
humans
all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
distance learning organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because blended learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
be assured that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can students
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
get a handle on
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
intriguing new open education
endeavours.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
details
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This stimulating new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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