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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
addresses
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
online learning technology enable
humans
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online education organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can teachers
assure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can we
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Eritrea to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
necessity
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
open educational
endeavours.
Educators want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
demand for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This thrilling new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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