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.
Find out more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advances in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
humans
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
These massive online courses are
customarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
distance learning organizations
are having to deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
certify that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Peninsula College to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
demand
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Universities want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This gripping new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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