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 the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
advancements in
online education make it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can participants
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Davidson College to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
demand
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
ventures.
Trainers want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
demand for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This inspiring new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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