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 the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
talks about
issues
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
people
all over the world
to participate in online classes.
These massive online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to struggle with
now that distance learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can organizations
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Australia to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
necessity
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
undertakings.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
demand for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational topics.
This inspiring new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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