MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
topics
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
distance learning enable
students
in nations all aver the world
to participate in online courses.
These massive open courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
elearning organizations
are having to consider
now that blended learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
assure that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can organizations
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Kauffman Fellows Academy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
need
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Trainers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
ventures.
Lecturers want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
details
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational subjects.
This exciting new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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