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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Modern
advances in
blended learning are providing the means for
learners
all over the world
to take online courses.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massive open online courses are
free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Netherlands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
need
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
need
to better perceive
these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Intellectuals want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
growing
demand for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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