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 this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
explores
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
MOOCs are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
blended learning organizations
must deal with
now that online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
be assured that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can students
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
San Diego State University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
participants
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
ventures.
Everyone wants
to comprehend how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
desire for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This gripping new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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