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.
Learn more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
gains in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to take courses online.
These massive online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
blended learning organizations
are having to attend to
now that e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can organizations
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Germany to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desire
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
desire
to understand
these
important new open educational
ventures.
Lecturers want
to perceive how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To handle this
developing
desire for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This sensational new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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