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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
articulates
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
electronic education technology are empowering
learners
all over the world
to be participants in online classes.
These massive open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
certify that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can learners
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better understand
these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Students want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To handle this
need for
details
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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