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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
explores
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advancements in
technology-enhanced learning make it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
MOOCs are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning technology organizations
have to consider
more than ever because distance learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can students
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Germany to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
necessity
to perceive how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
significant new open education
experiments.
Researchers want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
desire for
details
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This sensational new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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