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 the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
blended learning technology make it possible for
students
in nations all aver the world
to take online courses.
These massive open courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a lot of
issues that
learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can organizations
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Wellesley College to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Public servants want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects.
This definitive new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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