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 the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
gains in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
learning technology organizations
must deal with
today because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can organizations
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
want
to understand
these
important new open education
experiments.
Students want
to comprehend how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
demand for
data
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This authoritative new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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