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 this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
addresses
topics
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advancements in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
MOOCs are
normally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
elearning institutions
must deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can learners
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desire
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
these
fascinating new open education
initiatives.
Corporations want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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