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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
addresses
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
online learning technology have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
blended learning institutions
have to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can participants
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
need
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
desire
to better perceive
these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational subjects.
This interesting new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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