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.
Learn more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
explores
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses online.
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
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to deal with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
assure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can learners
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
need
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
significant new open education
undertakings.
Professors want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
desideratum for
details
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This gripping new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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