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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
distance learning technology are enabling
people
all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
blended learning organizations
are dealing with
more than ever because blended learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can participants
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Utah to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
handle
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
participants
want
to better understand
these
exciting new open education
undertakings.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
desire for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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