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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
elearning enable
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes online.
These massive open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
distance learning institutions
have to deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
WizIQ to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
expanding
demand for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics.
This amazing new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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