MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
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
articulates
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
online learning technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
usually free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are many
subjects that
learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
now that elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
assure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can learners
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Russia to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
ventures.
Universities want
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This amazing new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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