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 this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
blended learning organizations
are having to deal with
today because distance learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can organizations
certify that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can participants
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Miriada X to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
necessity
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
need
to be more aware of
these
open educational
initiatives.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
demand for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This sensational new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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