MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
deals with
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
learners
all over the world
to be participants in classes online.
These massively open online courses are
generally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
now that e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
certify that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Berklee College of Music to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
demand
to grasp how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Scholars want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
desire for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This interesting new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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