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 the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
explores
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
developments in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
MOOCs are
commonly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
now that blended learning technology is
improving so quickly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Israel to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
initiatives.
Educators want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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