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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
students
in nations all aver the world
to take online classes.
These massive open courses are
free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
elearning organizations
are struggling with
more than ever because online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can organizations
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
open educational
experiments.
Researchers want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
demand for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This definitive new book
also reviews the
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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