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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
investigates
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
blended learning are enabling
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online education institutions
are having to struggle with
today because distance learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
One Month to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
need
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Academics want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
need for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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