MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
gains in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
humans
all around the world
to take courses online.
MOOC classes are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
now that blended learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can organizations
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
get a handle on
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
ventures.
People want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects.
This new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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