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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
reviews
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
distance learning technology are enabling
students
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
These online MOOCs are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online education institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can students
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Florida to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
these
intriguing new open educational
initiatives.
Trainers want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To handle this
increasing
need for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This gripping new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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