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 this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
investigates
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These MOOC classes are
free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online learning technology organizations
are having to consider
now that online education technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Pridnestrovie (Transnistria) to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
need
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
important new open educational
ventures.
Public servants want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
demand for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This exciting new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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