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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
reviews
subjects
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in classes online.
These online MOOCs are
customarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because blended learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can institutions
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Bellevue University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
available there is a
growing
desire
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also examines the
most important 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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