MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
explores
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
distance learning technology make it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes online.
These massively open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
assure that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can stakeholders
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Estonia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to be aware of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open education
endeavours.
Trainers want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
details
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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