MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
elearning technology have made it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to take courses online.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
distance learning institutions
have to struggle with
now that blended learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can learners
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Uruguay to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
available there is a
desire
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Universities want
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
developing
demand for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education issues.
This interesting new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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