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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
advancements in
digital education technology are making it possible for
humans
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes online.
MOOC courses are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
blended learning organizations
are having to attend to
today because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
demand
to be aware of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
facts
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational subjects.
This inspiring new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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