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 the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
explores
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
advances in
distance learning are making it possible for
humans
all over the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
blended learning organizations
are having to attend to
today because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can organizations
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
available there is a
necessity
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
open educational
initiatives.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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