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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
elearning are providing the means for
humans
in every nation on earth
to take online courses.
These MOOC courses are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
elearning technology organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
assure that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can learners
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Kyrgyzstan to conduct these MOOCs?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
need
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
exciting new open education
undertakings.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
demand for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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