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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
explores
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
gains in
electronic educational technology have provided the means for
students
all over the world
to take part in online classes.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These massive open online courses are
typically free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
must deal with
more than ever because online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can learners
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Germany to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desire
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
initiatives.
Academics want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
details
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This amazing new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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