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 the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
blended learning have enabled
learners
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
assure that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can students
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
desire
to understand
these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Everyone wants
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
details
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This thrilling new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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