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
edited collection
that
investigates
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
developments in
online education technology have made it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online education organizations
are having to attend to
today because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
guarantee that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can learners
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Germany to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
manage
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
undertakings.
Educators want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
demand for
details
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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