MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
gains in
technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online learning institutions
are having to consider
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
make sure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can organizations
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
prolific there is a
need
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
desire for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This dramatic new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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