MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
advances in
learning technology make it possible for
learners
all over the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
customarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
certify that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of California, San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to perceive how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
exciting new open education
undertakings.
Educators want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
need for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This interesting new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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