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 the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
online education technology are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes online.
These massive open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
blended learning organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
assure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can students
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
new open educational
initiatives.
Scientists want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource topics.
This amazing new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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